About David Hamer
David John Hamer (5 September 1923 – 14 January 2002) was an Australian politician and Royal Australian Navy officer. == Early life == Hamer was born in Melbourne on 5 September 1923. He was the youngest of four children born to Elizabeth Anne (née McLuckie) and Hubert Hamer; his older siblings included Victorian premier Rupert Hamer and historian Alison Patrick. His father's sister married George Swinburne. Hamer attended preparatory schools in Toorak and Glen Iris, completing his secondary education as a boarder at Geelong Grammar School from 1934 to 1936. He entered the Royal Australian Naval College at the age of thirteen, graduating in 1940 and winning the prize for the best academic student. He played rugby union for the college and also secretly fought one bout as a professional boxer, against navy regulations. == Naval career == Hamer was commissioned as a midshipman in January 1941 and posted to HMAS Canberra, serving in the Indian Ocean. He joined HMAS Napier in the Mediterranean in November 1941, then was seconded to the British Royal Navy where he served aboard HMS Revenge and later completed further training in England. Hamer joined HMAS Norman in January 1943 and was promoted lieutenant in August 1943.
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